When i look at the Nature i find it most honest character . She is doing honestly whatever she has been designed to do since very long .
I have found within her a true friend , a loving mother , a kind teacher and a compassionate healer since i came into my senses.
She nurtured my soul with deep love and better understanding of life that might have not be learnt only from books or experiences.
Her patience and consistency reveals her wisdom. She is Open ,Wellcoming and giving.
I see her most honest one in her expressions. She treats us all with Equal attention !
She has limitless knowledge and insight to offer .She waits for us with open arms. So we can embrace her most vital skills for harmless survival.
She offer subjects that help us grow with spiritual sublimity , strength of character and depth of perception.
She has flawless character . It is her honest character that we are able to live peacefully on this planet. Her support gives us chance to breath and live in a healthy environment where we have provided all necessities by her not just for our physical beings but also for our soul!
Human character does not differ from things we find around such as fine buildings ,gorgeous crockery and countless stuff that we prefer to buy and prefer to have just because of it's uniqueness ,it's flawless beauty that appeal us.
Like any defect in these things cannot be hidden (even if we try to apply some methods to hid it but it is revealed sooner or later by the time in it's texture .
Flaws of human character also cannot be hidden. No matter how skillful we are, time and life bring it out if there is any kind of ugliness inside us.
It can be jealousy ,dishonesty ,cheating or anything similarly.
I want to pick dishonesty for today. Years ago i watched a program on t.v where they were checking by a test that which child is smarter.
Two hungry toddler were left in room with one bar of chocolate that was forbidden .After sometime when psychiatrist came back they found that part of chocolate was missing.
They called toddler one by one and questioned . One of them acknowledged that he has taken the bite but other said he did not.
Thought both of them had eaten the chocolate but only one had dare to admit.
Psychiatrist declared that one who lied is more clever than other because he did not take the chance on his safety and saved himself from punishment.
After many years i still think that child who had dare to speak truth was more clever because he somehow felt uncomfortable with lie.
His uneasiness can be result of his natural instinct or sixth sense which might have made him think that his lie will be detected later for obvious and possible reasons so he preferred to admit it honorably.
I believe that lie though provide us shortcut to timely success immediately but we face it's bitter effects later in life ahead. This is my opinion and i think i have obtained it from laws of nature.
Nature does not hide our dishonesty to her for instance if we sow seed and nurture it with some other liquid instead of water ,plant will not grow but die .
I find numerous such messages and signs within nature that advise me to be honest in my doings because according to the logic of nature
"As we sow ,so shall we reap"
Last day i was reading article about the difference between logic and reason .
Logic is something about natural way of thought where one thinks that
" IF THE PROCESS WAS CORRECT ,CONSEQUENCES WILL BECOME CORRECT EVENTUALLY "
In simple words we can say that if the base of a wall is liad precisely the whole wall will stand straight and strong.
And this is natural way of things with which they work by.
Reason is act of thinking when we use our own set of thoughts to observe ,experience and we also can add or eliminate all other set of possibilities or add new generalizations and ideas to consequences which can be arguable though .
In simple words you can torn out any reality to mould it in your favor because you think it is right for you.
For example you can steal vallet from the desk of your friend and can satisfy yourself with thought that you needed this money more than your friend .
Logic says that such money cannot be profitable for long terms because it was gained by unnatural way.
Therefore you will loose the same amount or even more of your money sooner or latter due to any circumstantial crises brought by laws of nature .
We acknowledge it or not " WE ALL ARE PRISONER OF THE UNSEEN BUT VERY POWERFUL CAGE OF NATURE" And escape is Impossible .This is why i believe in power whom i call Creator.
What do you think about it dear friends?
Nature is wonderful, we should all remember to llok at nature closely, that way we could understand each other better I think. Have a lovely day!☺
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ReplyDeleteI go with honesty.
ReplyDeleteOne can learn so much about the world and self if we get quiet and listen... God has so much wisdom to offer.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all I believe the test with hungry children and a candy bar is cruel. Then I thought of other circumstances. Perhaps the child who lied had been punished severely in the past and wanted to avoid it that time. In turn the other one may have made a mistake in the past and was told to do better next time. He would not have been so afraid of breaking a rule. One small challenge does not determine intelligence.
ReplyDeleteI like the way that you have connected logic and ethics. Being honest and ethical is so important. I agree that in the long run, it is the logical course to take.
ReplyDeleteDear Baili, in speaking about nature--what many here in the United States call "Mother Nature"--it seems to me we need also to speak of forest fires and typhoons and hurricanes and tornadoes and flood and natural disasters. What do you think they tell us about nature? Please write about that as your philosophy of life is so all-exclusive that it always teaches me new ways to think. Peace.
ReplyDeleteI think the child who lied about the chocolate is not more clever, he is just a lair.
ReplyDeleteI do not know how anyone can find satisfaction in stolen money, I suppose sometimes if it is a matter of survival, but never satisfaction.
Unfortunately the Human Being keeps forgetting the respect for Nature.
ReplyDeleteEssential for him to live.
Incredible, isn't it?
About hungry toddler and chocolate, I think we need more focus in parenting about norms, ethics, and laws, not too early.
ReplyDeleteBut, when the problem is hungriness; They are toddler, why you don't feed them?
If the hungriness is really cause a person to be a liar. I think that is also true. Hungriness and a strong desire having something but he cannot afford it are not only lead people to be a liar, dishonest, unreasonable, away from ideal logic, but also turn to big crimes and chaos :)
Have a great day, Baili!
I am not impressed by whoever did that experiment with the hungry children, the chocolate bar, and passing judgement on their intelligence . . . I am amazed at the resources that are wasted on studies that prove nothing and benefit no one!
ReplyDeleteAside from that, you have made me think, as always. I like Dee's question about the destructive side of nature. And I see you addressed it in the next post :)
There is so much that is fascinating in this post and the comments it prompted., Baili! You always make me think more deeply than I normally take the time to do.
ReplyDeleteThe hungry toddlers and the chocolate bar experiment doesn't seem like a fair setup at all, but cruel as Emma said. I don't think the test is a good measure of intelligence. If lying to escape a possible punishment is an intelligent thing to do, then why do we put so much effort into teaching children to be truthful and ethical? The toddler who spoke the truth is well ahead of the child who didn't interns of what we strive to teach our children. But, as Emma said, you need to understand why each child made the choice he or she did before you make any judgment about his or her behavior and whether it was an intelligent choice or not. It has been my experience from many years of working with children, that they don't do things randomly. They always have a reason that makes sense to them, and those reasons are shaped by what they have experienced in life. A child's lying and being deceitful says a lot more about what he or she has experienced in life than his or her intelligence.
As for nature, that is such a huge and complex concept. I define nature very broadly as the physical universe acting under scientific laws, and, as such, I consider it to be impartial. It doesn't treat you any differently from me. What we each experience from nature is a consequence of where we are in the physical universe. As human beings on Earth, we tend to see nature in terms of our existence on our planet. Very few of us have ever experienced not being on Earth. Nature can be perceived by humans as giving and sustaining or as devastating and harmful. It's not one or the other, it's both. It's out of our control, although our collective actions as humans can impact nature (think climate change). Our progress as humans has been in response to nature: in our attempts to mitigate the effects of nature (like developing fire to keep warm at night), in our attempts to understand nature (like being able to predict the seasons so we could plant crops at the right time), or in our attempts to control nature (like building a dam to have a more reliable water supply). But there is something inherently inside us as humans that is not impartial, that causes us to have a moral or ethical code, a sense of right and wrong, good and evil. Much of humanity has always reached for something beyond the physical, something beyond nature governed by scientific laws. That is why I cannot be an atheist. I always think it ironic that in the natural world I most deeply sense the spiritual. These thoughts were not easy for me to put into words. I had to do some deep slow thinking, which is what you always make me do, my dear Baili!
i am deeply thankful for stopping by and sharing bits of you powerful and so deep insight dear Louise :)
Deleteeither cannot be atheist nor i ever was for the same reason you mentioned so beautifully here :)
i am honored again my friend!
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DeleteI'm a little late to this thought provoking post … once again you have made me stop a while to think.
ReplyDeleteAlways good to read everyone's thoughts and comments, and it was an interesting question from Dee!
All the best Jan
Being close to nature has always seemed to be the best route for me.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Connie about being close to nature, it is the best route to being closer to our creator.
ReplyDeleteBeing untruthful eventually leads to us only deceiving ourselves. "The truth will find you out".
A walk in the woods is wonderful and uplifting.